"For the last 2,500 years literature has been attacked, booed, and condemned, often for the wrong reasons and occasionally for very good ones. The Hatred of Literature examines the evolving idea of literature as seen through the eyes of its adversaries: philosophers, theologians, scientists, pedagogues, and even leaders of modern liberal democracies. From Plato to C. P. Snow to Nicolas Sarkozy, literature’s haters have questioned the val ..."
"Amazon Exclusive: A Q&A with Author Tierno Monénembo (Translated from the French by Nicholas Elliott) Question: What inspired you to write this book? Tierno Monénembo: My former headmaster, the great Guinean historian Djibril Tamsir Niane! He suggested I take an interest in Olivier de Sanderval during a conference in Niamey. He told me he was "a real character out of a novel." He didn’t know how right he was! Question: What authors ..."
Sea of the Caliphs(Illustrated) The Mediterranean in the Medieval Islamic World von Christophe Picard, NicholasElliott, Qc ElliottNicholas Hardcover, 416 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2018 von Belknap Press: An Imprint Of Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-66046-5, ISBN: 0-674-66046-3
"“How could I allow my soldiers to sail on this disloyal and cruel sea?” These words, attributed to the most powerful caliph of medieval Islam, Umar Ibn al-Khattab (634–644), have led to a misunderstanding in the West about the importance of the Mediterranean to early Islam. This body of water, known in Late Antiquity as the Sea of the Romans, was critical to establishing the kingdom of the caliphs and for introducing the new religion to ..."
Flaubert(1st Edition) von Michel Winock, NicholasElliott Hardcover, 560 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2016 von Belknap Press: An Imprint Of Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-73795-2, ISBN: 0-674-73795-4
"Michel Winock's biography situates Gustave Flaubert's life and work in France's century of great democratic transition. Flaubert did not welcome the egalitarian society predicted by Tocqueville. Wary of the masses, he rejected the universal male suffrage hard won by the Revolution of 1848, and he was exasperated by the nascent socialism that promoted the collective to the detriment of the individual. But above all, he hated the bourgeoi ..."
The First European(Illustrated) A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire von Pierre Briant, NicholasElliott Hardcover, 496 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-65966-7, ISBN: 0-674-65966-X
"The exploits of Alexander the Great were so remarkable that for centuries after his death the Macedonian ruler seemed a figure more of legend than of history. Thinkers of the European Enlightenment, searching for ancient models to understand contemporary affairs, were the first to critically interpret Alexander s achievements. As Pierre Briant shows, in the minds of eighteenth-century intellectuals and "philosophes," Alexander was the f ..."
"From 1980 to 1988, Iran and Iraq fought the longest conventional war of the twentieth century. The tragedies included the slaughter of child soldiers, the use of chemical weapons, the striking of civilian shipping in the Gulf, and the destruction of cities. "The Iran-Iraq War "offers an unflinching look at a conflict seared into the region s collective memory but little understood in the West. Pierre Razoux shows why this war remains ce ..."
"`The Falling Sky` is a remarkable first-person account of the life story and cosmo-ecological thought of Davi Kopenawa, shaman and spokesman for the Yanomami of the Brazilian Amazon. Representing a people whose very existence is in jeopardy, Davi Kopenawa paints an unforgettable picture of Yanomami culture, past and present, in the heart of the rainforest--a world where ancient indigenous knowledge and shamanic traditions cope with the ..."
"Graffiti artists in Paris, much like in New York and Los Angeles, have transformed urban spacessidewalks, metro stations, staircases, abandoned buildingsinto showrooms that exhibit their work in all of its many mediums, from a proliferation of stickers to cleverly applied stencils to giant murals. In Graffiti Paris, Fabienne Grévy takes readers on a tour of Paris’s street art, and also discusses the variety of unique sources that insp ..."
" Though it's only about the size of Texas, France presents an astonishing variety of landscapes to the aerial observer-each of which reveals itself in the pages of this breathtaking photographic journey. In 200 full-color photographs, Yann Arthus-Bertrand captures all the undulating curves and harmonious lines of this vibrant, verdant, sometimes rough but always generous land. Here is a France of green fields and red brick roofs, dotte ..."
"India is a land of contradictions. It is the world's most densely populated country and the tiger's last remaining natural habitat, deeply traditional and intensely modern. A land of more than a billion people, eighteen official languages, and every religion, India defies categorization. In India photographer Olivier Follmi captures a land where tradition and modernity co-exist - the India of the cellphone and the sacred cow. Yet Follmi ..."
With My Little Eye Observations Along the Way von NicholasElliott Hardcover, 112 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1994 von Michael Russell Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-85955-200-4, ISBN: 0-85955-200-4
India The Journey of a Thousand Miles von Olivier Follmi, Radhika Jha, Alain Rodari Paperback, 352 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2011 von Om Publications ISBN-13: 978-93-80070-33-9, ISBN: 93-80070-33-0
The UK Atkins Diet Cookbook 2021 1000-Day Quick And Easy Atkins Diet Recipes For Beginners(14-Day Meal Plan) von NicholasElliott Softcover, Veröffentlicht von Independently Published 21 J ISBN-13: , ISBN:
The Value of a Free Press (Political Notes) von NicholasElliott Pamphlet, 2 Seiten, Veröffentlicht von Libertarian Alliance Import ISBN-13: 978-1-85637-904-5, ISBN: 1-85637-904-3